Rolling Stone reports that Dungen was recently in the studio with Jack White recording a song for a 7" to be released via White's : http://www.rollingstone.com/music/david-fricke/blogs/DavidFricke_May2010/212681/38726
Check out the video for "Jag kan glömma allt" from recent signees Riddarna: http://www.riddarna.com/video/
The band's debut EP "Glöm allt, Släpp allt" comes out October 10.
Bill's Prog Blog interviews Jacob Holm-Lupo of White Willow/The Opium Cartel/: http://billsprogblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/more-than-10-questions-withjacob-holm.html
The vinyl edition of Brothers of End's self-titled debut is now available: http://www.brothersofend.se/2010/10/the-end-returns-to-the-past/
It's a good album, well worth owning methinks. If I didn't already blow my record budget for the next 2 weeks, I'd be ordering one right now.
Billie the Vision & The Dancers will be coming to Spain in October:
10/21 - University of Vigo, Vigo
10/23 - Circulo de bellas artes de Madrid, Madrid
The Silent Ballet reviews the new Library Tapes album "Like green grass against a blue sky": http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3651/Default.aspx
The official Swedish music showcase at this year's CMJ conference in NYC will be on October 23 at Backstage Bar and will feature live performances from Raymond & Maria, Moto Boy and O'Spada, plus a DJ set by Taken By Trees. Details/RSVP info: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112166638843095
Swedish bedroom electro/goth act Mother of the Forest has a new EP posted for free download: http://motheroftheforest.blogspot.com/2010/09/ep03ryka-i-ro.html
Fellow Luleå residents Magnus Ekelund (Elmo) and Mattias Alkberg (The Bear Quartet/Neverna) both guest. Very recommended!
are giving away a new mp3 from Club 8: http://www.labrador.se/closer/
Look for "Closer now" to be released as a 7" single on November 23.
Junip are posting weekly videos of them going through each song on their album track-by-track: http://www.junip.net/?page=media
Happy birthday to me! It's a Trap! is eight years old today and here we are in 2010 with over 35k news items posted, 353 newsletters sent, over 100 hours of radio shows... a lifetime in internet years and perhaps a colossal waste of time, but it keeps me busy and keeps me engaged and it also keeps on helping me hone my editorial and webprogramming skills. At least that's the hope. On searching my library for a song with the number 8 in the title, the best I could come up with is "Åtta år av krig är värt ett bröllop" ("Eight years of war is worth a wedding") by Det Gamla Landet which I suppose is more or less fitting. Great band, sorely missed. Dunno if I'll keep on doing this for another eight, but we'll see what happens.
Det Gamla Landet - Åtta år av krig är värt ett bröllop
Mattias Alkberg will record a new album with Neverna next month: http://www.mabd.se/?p=644
Imperial State Electric are touring Europe, include a few dates opening for Guns'n'Roses:
09/30 - Sportspalais, Antwerpen (BEL) w/G'n'R
10/02 - Zenith, Lille (FRA) w/G'n'R
10/03 - Gelredome, Arnhem (HOL) w/G'n'R
11/03 - Hamburg, Grünspan (GER)
11/04 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
11/05 - 59-1, München (GER)
11/06 - Zwölfzehn, Stuttgart (GER)
11/07 - Gaswerk, Winterthur (GER)
11/08 - Luxor, Köln (GER)
11/09 - Sputnikhalle, Münster
Kristofer Åström is heading to Switzerland this weekend:
10/01 - Parterre, Basel
10/02 - USL, Amriswil
10/03 - Werkstatt, Chur
The video for Zacke's new single "Konsten att släppa taget", as featured on the recently released "Evolution" comp. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-IiS12O2Zw